EXPLANATIONS

The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in many private records found in family Bibles. These records are printed in a condensed form in which every essential particular has been preserved. All duplication of the town clerks' record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory matter appear in brackets. Parentheses are used when they occur in the original record; also to indicate the maiden name of a wife.
When places other than Danvers and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. In all records the original spelling of names is followed and in the alphabetical arrangement the various forms should be examined, as items about the same family may be found under different spellings.
Joseph Shed, who held the office of town clerk from 1835 to 1853, made a copy of all the vital records from the incorporation of the town, and with additional matter which he gathered by a house to house canvass, arranged the whole in families. In the following pages the original record has been carefully compared with this copy, and the latter discarded, preserving only the variations which appear. The new material recorded by Mr. Shed at that time is treated as original record.

ABBREVIATIONS
a age inf infant
abt about int intention of marriage
b born jr junior
bef before m male; married; month
bet between NS new style
bp baptized OL old style
bur buried rec recorded
ch child s son
chn children sr senior
Co county unm unmarried
d daughter; day; died w wife; week
Dea deacon wid widow
dup duplicate entry widr widower
h husband; hour y year

CHURCH RECORDS
CR1 First Congregational Church records (Salem Village), Danvers
CR2 South Congregational Church records (Middle Precinct), Peabody
CR3 First Baptist Church records, Danvers
CR4 Universalis Church records, Peabody
CR5 First Unitarian Church records, Peabody
CR6 Baptist Church records, Peabody
CR7 Records of the Salem Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends, now in possession of the Lynn Society
CR8 Records of the Amesbury Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends

CEMETERY RECORDS
GR1 Wadsworth Cemetery, Summer street, Danvers
GR2 Nurse private burial ground, off Pine street, Tapleyville
GR3 Endicott private burial ground, Danversport
GR4 Preston Street Cemetery, Hathorne
GR5 Prince private burial ground, Spring street, Danvers
GR6 Putnam private burial ground, Hathorne
GR7 Russell private burial ground, Danversport
GR8 High Street Cemetery, Danvers
GR9 Holten Street Cemetery, Tapleyville
GR10 Putnam private burial ground, off Sylvan Street, Danvers
GR11 Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers
GR12 Jacobs private burial ground, Gardner's Hill
GR13 Hutchinson private burial ground, off Carleton's Lane, Danvers Centre
GR14 Tapley and Preston private burial ground, off Dayton Street, Danvers Centre
GR15 Putnam private burial ground, Locust Street, Putnamville
GR16 Swinerton private burial ground, Garden Street, Danvers Centre
GR17 Single stone on the west side of the railroad, south from the Putnamville station
GR18 Marsh private burial ground on Jacobs' farm, off Lowell Street, West Peabody, record of unmarked graves furnished by Miss Hannah F. Marsh
GR19 Jacobs' private burial ground, off Lowell Street, West Peabody
GR20 Goodale private burial ground, Buxton road, Danvers Centre
GR21 Pope private burial ground, Pope's Lane, Danvers Centre
GR22 Needham private burial ground, Goodale Street, West Peabody
GR23 Larrabee private burial ground, off Lowell Street, West Peabody
GR24 Flint private burial ground, off Lowell Street, West Peabody
GR25 Russell new private burial ground, off Russell Street, West Peabody
GR26 Russell private burial ground, Russell Street, West Peabody
GR27 Russell old private burial ground off Russell Street, West Peabody
GR28 Gardner private burial ground, Birch Street, West Peabody
GR29 Eli Upton private burial ground, off Birch Street, West Peabody
GR30 Wilson private burial ground, off Andover Street, Peabody
GR31 Raddin private burial ground, Lynnfield Street, Peabody
GR32 Very or Curtis private burial ground, Lynn Street, Peabody
GR33 Quaker burial ground, Main Street, Peabody
GR34 Douty private burial ground, Newbury Street, West Peabody
GR35 Twiss private burial ground, off Lake Street, West Peabody
GR36 Needham private burial ground, Lynnfield Street, Peabody
GR37 Brown private burial ground, off Winona Street, West Peabody
GR38 Oak Grove Cemetery, West Peabody
GR39 Moulton private burial ground, Newbury Street, West Peabody
GR40 Taylor private burial ground, Newbury Street, West Peabody
GR41 John Marsh private burial ground, off Lowell Street, West Peabody
GR42 King Cemetery, and record of tombs furnished by D. Webster King of Boston
GR43 Newhall private burial ground, Lynnfield Street, records of unmarked graves furnished by Sylvanus L. Newhall
GR44 Marsh private burial ground at "Pilfershire," West Peabody, records of unmarked graves furnished by Miss Hannah F. Marsh
GR45 Marsh tomb, West Peabody, records furnished by Sylvanus L. Newhall
GR46 Felton private burial ground, Prospect Street, West Peabody
GR47 Amos King private burial ground, Summit Street, West Peabody
GR48 Main Street Cemetery, Peabody
GR49 Wilson private burial ground, Liberty street, Peabody
GR50 Emerson Cemetery, Lynn street, Peabody
GR51 Single stone on James Marsh farm, West Peabody
GR52 Monumental Cemetery, Peabody
GR53 Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody

PRIVATE RECORDS
(Bibles, Family Records, Etc.)
PR1 Bible record now in possession of George Shorey of Lynn
PR2 Bible record now in possession of Robert Ramsdell of Lynn
PR3 Family record now in possession of the heirs of George Munroe of Lynn
PR4 Bible record now in possession of Samuel Guilford of Lynn
PR5 Zaccheus Collins' diary, now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR6 Family record of Bartholomew Brown, now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR7 Jeremy Hutchinson's record of deaths, now in possesion of Mrs. Edward A. Putnam of Danvers
PR8 Moses Prince's record of deaths, now in possession of Mrs. Edward A. Putnam of Danvers
PR9 Diary of John Preston, now in possession of Miss Maria Preston of Danvers
PR10 Extracts from "text books" of Dea. Joseph Secombe, in the Essex Institute Historical Collections
PR11 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Narcissa Williams of Peabody
PR12 Bible record now in possession of Warren A. Galeucia of Peabody
PR13 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Edward A.H. Grover of Danvers
PR14 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Edward A. Putnam of Danvers
PR15 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Charles O. Warner of Peabody
PR16 Journal kept by Samuel Gardner, 1759, published in the Essex Institute Historical Collections
PR17 Bible record of Paul Osborn family now in possession of the Peabody Historical Society
PR18 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Abraham C. Osborne of Peabody
PR19 Bible record now in possession of Miss Mary Ellen Crane of Peabody
PR20 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Calvin P. Osborne of Peabody
PR21 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Hannah Ellen Gove Poor of Peabody
PR22 Bible record now in possession of the heirs of Samuel Stimpson of Peabody
PR23 Bible records now in possession of Mrs. Abraham C. Osborne of Peabody
PR24 Bible records now in possession of Miss Mary Jane Buston of Peabody
PR25 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall of Malden
PR26 Bible record now in possession of Warren D. King of Peabody
PR27 Bible record now in possession of Miss Martha M. Hutchinson of Peabody
PR28 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Mary O. Stevens of Peabody
PR29 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Frank A. Low of Peabody
PR30 Bible record now in possession of Miss Hannah Marsh of Lynn
PR31 Bible record now in possession of Charles H. Hooper of Peabody
PR32 Bible records now in possession of Edward P. Barrett of Peabody
PR33 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet Ellen Larrabee of Peabody
PR34 Family records now in possession of Sylvanus L. Newhall of Peabody
PR35 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Lucy H. Phillips of Peabody
PR36 Bible record now in possession of Warren Shaw of Peabody
PR37 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Phillips T. Nelson of Peabody
PR38 Bible record now in possession of Miss May F. Herrick of Lynnfield
PR39 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Albert H. Whidden of Salem
PR40 Bible record now in possession of Robert Henry Waters of Newburyport
PR41 Bible record now in possession of Charles F. Bushby of Peabody
PR42 Family record now in possession of Mrs. Frank Taylor of Peabody
PR43 Family record now in possession of Miss Fanny brown of Andover
PR44 Bible record now in possession of Harrison Whittemore of Dorchester
PR45 Bible record now in possession of heirs of John E. Herrick of Peabody
PR46 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Abram Lummus of Peabody
PR47 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Albert H. Whidden of Salem
PR48 Bible record now in possession of Robert Brown of Peabody
PR49 Bible record now in possession of William C. Browne of Peabody
PR50 Bible record now in possession of the heirs of Mrs. Martha M. Cutler of Peabody
PR51 Interleaved almanac of Amos Pope now in possession of Mrs. Caroline Marsh of Danvers
PR52 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Susan M. Dale of Danvers
PR53 Bible record now in possession of Miss Harriet Stimpson of Danvers
PR54 Bible record now in possession of Frank C. Merrill of Peabody
PR55 Bible record of Mrs. Sally Osgood, now in possession of Frank C. Merrill of Peabody
PR56 Bible record now in possession of S. Walter Nourse of Peabody
PR57 Bible records now in possession of Mrs. Ellen M. Dodge of Danvers
PR58 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Mary A. Langley of Danvers
PR59 Bible record now in possession of Miss Bessie Putnam of Danvers
PR60 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. J. Frank Porter of Danvers
PR61 Rea diary record furnished by the late Rev. A.P. Putnam, D.D. of Salem
PR62 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Charles O. Warner of Peabody
PR63 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Charles O. Warner of Peabody
PR64 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Lyman P. Osborn of Peabody
PR65 Family record now in possession of the Peabody Historical Society
PR66 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Frank Lummus of Peabody
PR67 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Pickering Hart of Peabody
PR68 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Frank E. Farnham of Peabody
PR69 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. sally Wilkinson of Peabody
PR70 King family notes now in possession of Miss Mary M. Farley of Salem
PR71 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Joseph Forness of Peabody
PR72 Bible record now in possession of Arthur Fitch Poole of Peabody
PR73 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Sarah Ann Tibbetts of Danvers
PR74 Bible record now in possession of Charles N. Perley of Danvers
PR75 Bible record of James Mills now in possession of Peabody Historical Society
PR76 Bible record now in possession of Miss H. Frances Osborne of Salem
PR77 Account book of Benjamin Proctor, now in possession of S. Walter Nourse of Peabody
PR78 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Albert Whidden of Salem
PR79 Interleaved almanac of Dr. Joseph Osgood, now in possession of Mrs. Charles S. Osgood of Peabody
PR80 Extracts from book ekpt by Benjamin Blanchard and William Jelly of Salem, in memorandum book of Benjamin F. Browne, now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR81 Interleaved almanacs of Timothy Orne, now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR82 Interleaved almanacs now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR83 Diary of Mary Endicott, published in the Salem Press Historical and Genealogical Record
PR84 Journal of Jonathan Proctor, Louisburg Expedition, now in possession of Thorndike P. Earle of Peabody
PR85 Records of the Male Wathers' Society of New Mills, Danvers, now in possession of the Danvers Historical Society
PR86 Coffin plates now in possession of the Danvers Historical Society
PR87 Bible record of Frye family among Wheatland papers, now in possession of the Essex Institute
PR88 Acount book of Jeremiah Page in Essex Institute Vital Records Manuscripts
PR89 Original records in Essex Institute Vital Records Manuscripts
PR90 Stone Bible record now in possession of William Wright Thompson of Peabody
PR91 Thompson Bible record now in possession of William Wrigth Thompson of Peabody
PR92 Interleaved almanacs now in possession of Andrew Nichols of Danvers
PR93 Diary of Jonathan Porter in the Perley Derby manuscripts in the Essex Institute
PR94 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Mary P. Wiley of Danvers
PR95 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet E. Preston of Danvers
PR96 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet E. Preston of Danvers
PR97 Family record now in possession of Miss Mary Hutchinson of Danvers
PR98 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet E. Preston of Danvers
PR99 Amos Pope's diary now in possession of Mrs. Caroline Marsh of Danvers
PR100 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet E. Preston of Danvers
PR101 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. John H. Burnsville of Danvers
PR102 Bible record now in possession of Amos W. Fuller of Danvers
PR103 Bible record now in possession of George Wilkins of Danvers
PR104 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Adaliza A. Forrest of Peabody
PR105 Bible record now in possession of Henry Russell of Peabody
PR106 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Fairfield of Stoneham
PR107 Bible record now in possession of Miss Mary Ellen Verry of Danvers
PR108 Family records now in possession of Mrs. Samuel Tucker of Danvers
PR109 Family register now in possession of Miss Mary Ellen Verry of Danvers
PR110 Bible record now in possession of Francis O. Kimball of Danvers
PR111 Bible record now in possession of Misses Ellen M. and Serena P. Towne of Middleton
PR112 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Mary O. Smith of Danvers
PR113 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Madeline Putam of Danvers
PR114 Bible record now in possession of William A. Jacobs of Danvers
PR115 Family register now in possession of Miss Augusta Copp of Danvers
PR116 Bible record now in possession of Miss Mary Norton of Danvers
PR117 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Hattie Boyce of Danvers
PR118 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. J. Frank Whipple of Danvers
PR119 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. John W. Porter of Danvers
PR120 Bible record now in possession of William B. Baker of Danvers
PR121 Bible record now in possession of Wilbert O. Dwinell of Danvers
PR122 Bible record now in possession of John Osborn Cheever of Somerville
PR123 Family register now in possession of Mrs. Samuel Tucker of Danvers
PR124 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Madeline Putnam of Danvers
PR125 Bible record now in possession of Miss M.A. Bomer of Danvers
PR126 Mourning piece now in possession of Mrs. Mary K. Perkins of Danvers
PR127 Bible record now in possession of John Eveleth of Danvers
PR128 Bible record now in possession of Miss Nancy Proctor of Danvers
PR129 Bible record now in possession of Horace Boardman of Danvers
PR130 Bible record now in possession of Miss Carie Trask of Danvers
PR131 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Charles H. Ingalls of Danvers
PR132 Bible record now in possession of Mrs. William A. Bradstreet of Danvers
PR133 Bible record now in possession of Miss Lucy Ann Bryant of Peabody

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Last Updated: 17 September, 2007